The University System of Georgia includes all state-operated institutions of higher education in Georgia: four research universities, four comprehensive universities, nine state universities, and 13 state colleges. These 30 public institutions are located throughout the state.

A 19-member constitutional Board of Regents governs the University System, which has been in operation since 1931. Appointments of board members, five from the state-at-large and one from each of the state’s fourteen congressional districts, are made by the governor and are subject to confirmation by the State Senate. Regular terms of board members are seven years.

The chairperson, vice chairperson, and other officers of the Board of Regents are elected by the members of the board. The chancellor, who is not a member of the board, is the chief executive officer of the board and the chief administrative officer of the University System.

The overall programs and services of the University System are offered through three major components: instruction, public service and continuing education, and research.

Instruction consists of programs of study leading toward degrees, ranging from the associate (two-year) level to the doctoral level, and certificates.

Standards for admission of students to instructional programs at each institution are determined by the institution pursuant to policies of the Board of Regents. The board establishes minimum standards and leaves to each institution the prerogative to establish higher standards. Applications for admission should be addressed to the institutions.

Public service and continuing education consist of non-degree activities, primarily, and special types of college degree credit courses. The non-degree activities include short courses, seminars, conferences, and consultative and advisory services in many areas of interest. Typical college degree credit courses are those offered through extension center programs and teacher education consortiums.

Research encompasses scholarly investigations conducted for discovery and application of knowledge. Most of the research is conducted through the universities; however, some of it is conducted through several of the senior colleges. The research investigations cover matters related to the educational objectives of the institutions and to general social needs.

The policies of the Board of Regents provide a high degree of autonomy for each institution. The executive head of each institution is the president, whose election is recommended by the chancellor and approved by the board.

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Glass, Amy, Ph.D. (Brandeis University), Visiting Academic Professional of Social Work

Gurmu, Shiferaw, Ph.D. (Indiana University), Professor of Economics

Hacker, Joseph F., Ph.D. (University of Pennsylvania), Clinical Assistant Professor of Public Management and Policy and Director of the Undergraduate Program

Hansen, Carol D., Ph.D. (University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill), Associate Professor Emerita of Public Management and Policy and Member of the W. T. Beebe Institute of Personnel and Employment Relations

Hartinger-Saunders, Robin, Ph.D. (The State University of New York at Buffalo), Assistant Professor of Social Work

Rutstrom, Elisabet Eva Harrison, Ph.D. (Stockholm School of Economics), Professor of the J. Mack Robinson College of Business and the Department of Economics in the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies

Thomas, John Clayton, Ph.D. (Northwestern University), Professor of Public Management and Policy and Political Science and Director of the Master’s Programs

Timofeev, Andrey, Ph.D. (Charles University in Prague), Research Assistant Professor of Economics

Tolan, Maggie, Ed.D. (Northern Arizona University), Director of Graduate Career Services and Student Life of the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies and Academic Professional of Public Management and Policy

Rodrigues, Luciana, Ph.D. (State University of Campinas), Lecturer of Communication

Roemer-Weyhofen, Ute, Ph.D. (Leibniz University Hanover), Assistant Professor of Applied Linguistics and English as a Second Language

Rolinson, Mary, Ph.D. (Georgia State University), Senior Lecturer of History

Romski, Mary Ann, Ph.D. (University of Kansas, Lawrence), Regents’ Professor of Communication, Psychology, and Educational Psychology, Special Education & Communication Disorders; Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies; and Director of the Center for Research on Atypical Development and Learning

Walthall, Walter W., Ph.D. (State University of New York, Albany), Associate Professor of Biology and Neuroscience

Wang, Binghe, Ph.D. (University of Kansas), Regents’ Professor of Chemistry, Associate Dean for Natural and Computational Sciences, Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar in Drug Discovery, Director of Center for Diagnostics and Therapeutics, and Co-director of the Center for Biotechnology and Drug Design

Roach, Andy, Ph.D. (University of Wisconsin, Madison), Associate Professor of Counseling and Psychological Services and Public Health, and Associate Director of the Center for Leadership in Disability (CLD)

Carrillo, Pedro, M.I.P.P. (The Johns Hopkins University), Senior Lecturer of International Business

Cavusgil, S. Tamer, Ph.D. (University of Wisconsin-Madison), Professor of International Business, holder of the Fuller E. Callaway Professorial Chair in International Business, and Executive Director of the Center for International Business Education and Research

Grace, Martin F., Ph.D. (University of Florida), Professor of Risk Management and Insurance, holder of the James S. Kemper Professorship in Risk Management and Insurance, and Interim Chair of the Department of Risk Management and Insurance

Harrison, Glenn W., Ph.D. (University of California, Los Angles), Professor of Risk Management and Insurance, holder of the C. V. Starr Chair in Risk Management and Insurance, and Director of the Center for the Economic Analysis of Risk (CEAR)

Johnston, Wesley J., Ph.D. (University of Pittsburgh), Professor of Marketing, holder of the CBIM Roundtable Professorship in Marketing, and Director of the Center for Business and Industrial Marketing

Kahlan, Ralph E., M.Ed. (University of North Georgia), Assistant Dean for Finance and Administration, and Lecturer of Accountancy

Kumar, V., Ph.D. (University of Texas, Austin), Regents’ Professor of Marketing, holder of the Richard and Susan Lenny Distinguished Chair in Marketing, and Executive Director of the Center for Excellence in Brand and Customer Management

Rutstrom, Elisabet, Ph.D. (Stockholm School of Economics), Professor of Business Administration (with secondary appointment in the Department of Economics, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies) and Director of the Dean’s Behavioral Economics Laboratory

Ryan, Harley E., Jr., Ph.D. (Georgia State University), Assistant Dean for Flex and Professional MBA Programs, Associate Professor of Finance, and holder of the SunTrust Professorship in Capital Markets